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Can you please tell us how and on what date did fasting become obligatory upon Muslims in the beginning of Islam?

523 2021/03/31 History
With whom did the holy Prophet (saw) send the important letters of to the kingdoms of that time?

313 2021/03/31 History
Please provide us with a short biography of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as).

338 2021/03/30 تاريخ بزرگان
Please provide us with a short biography of Imam Ali al-Ridha (as).

405 2021/03/30 تاريخ بزرگان
Can the reports of Muslim historians regarding the People of the Cave be found in the reports of other historians?

350 2021/03/30 History
Do you think that the story mentioned in the holy Quran about the life of Prophet Moses (as) is in harmony with what has been mentioned in the Bible?

340 2021/03/30 History
Did Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (as) participate in the battles of Jamal, Siffin and Nahravan, and did they go directly to the frontlines of the battle?

385 2021/03/30 History
Who was Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (as)? What characteristics and virtues did He have? Please give us a short biography of Him?

360 2021/03/30 History
Please provide us with a short biography of Prophet Jesus (as).

365 2021/03/30 تاريخ بزرگان
I want you to give a short biography of Lady Khadijah (sa).

1654 2019/10/06 تاريخ بزرگان
Is it possible to mention names of all the prophets (as)?

1952 2019/09/22 تاريخ بزرگان
Was the wife of Hazrat Abbas, Lady Lubaba, present in Karbala?

6257 2017/08/22 History

1. Lubaba was the daughter of Ubaidullah bin Abbas [ 1 ] the Prophet s cousin and the wife of Hazrat Abulfazl Abbas AS . Following the event of Karbala and the martyrdom of Hazrat Abbas she married Zaid ...
What happened to Aisha, the wife of the Prophet of Islam (S) after the Battle of Jamal? Was she living under house arrest for a period of time?

7511 2017/05/22 History

Following the battle of Jamal Imam Ali AS ordered his comrades to take Aisha to Abdullah bin Khalaf Khazā ei s house who along with his sons had been killed in the same battle while fighting for Aisha. ...
Sunnis believe the Prophet (S) does not have any inheritors or heirs. The question is: Why did, according to their authentic books, all the Prophet’s wives send Uthman to Abu Bakr to demand their inheritance. None among them opposed this except Aisha?!

3556 2017/05/22 History

We believe the prophets leave inheritance and the heirs to them inherit what is left behind but it has been reported in the Sunni textual sources such as Sahih Bukhari that following the demise of the ...
Please let me know in detail the beliefs of Zaidiyyah sect, especially the Houthis?

9827 2017/05/20 تاريخ کلام

The Zaidiyyah or Zaidism is a sect which emerged in the eighth century out of Shi a Islam. Zaidis are named after Zaid ibn Ali the grandson of Husain ibn Ali. Although Zaid did not consider himself to ...
Did Mukhtar keep any love of Abu Bakr and Umar in his heart? Why didn’t he defend Imam Hussein in Karbala?

5505 2017/01/24 Laws and Jurisprudence

The traditions about Mukhtar in our sources are divided into two categories; some of them praise and others simply reproach him. The scholars who specialize in hadith and biographical accounts generally ...
Who was Salah al-Din Ayyubi? How did he become the champion of the wars against crusaders? What was his origin? Why and how did he destroy the Fatimid government?

8223 2015/08/04 تاريخ بزرگان

Salah al-Din Yusuf bin Ayyub who later became known as Salah al-Din Ayyubi better known in the Western world as Saladin is one of the most famous Muslim rulers and commanders in the Islamic middle centuries ...
What were the main causes of the crusades?

20930 2015/08/04 History

The Crusades were a series of military attacks launched by Western Europe on Muslims and the Islamic world from 1095 to 1291. These wars which were sanctioned by Christian leadership and the Catholic Church ...
Is Muhammad bin Uthman Umari\'s claim that he has seen the Imam of Time (\'atf) during Hajj season true?

2991 2015/05/03 History

The fact that the Imam of Time Imam Mahdi may Allah hasten his reappearance is seen during the period of occultation is indisputable and beyond doubt even though such a claim made by anyone that he has ...
Please let me get a short sketch of the life, children and grandchildren of Imam Musa Kadhim (AS).

6205 2015/04/18 تاريخ بزرگان

If we are to embark on describing and narrating the lives of Imam Musa Kadhim and his children, we would need to write many books. This article gives a cursory look into the Imam s life and if you would ...
Why did Imam Ali depose Qays bin Sa'ad as the governor of Egypt?

5084 2014/06/23 تاريخ بزرگان

Qays bin Sa ad bin Ibadah, head of Khazraj clan, was one of the renowned companions. He was a clever man, a skilled manager and one of the close friends of Imam Ali ( A.S ) fighting alongside him in many ...
Did the companions of the Holy Prophet (S) give Imam Ali (A.S) and Fatima Zahra (S.A) a wedding banquet and gifts?

4902 2014/05/14 History

There is a narration according to which some of the companions of the Holy Prophet ( S ) brought gifts for the daughter of the Prophet ( S ) , Lady Fatima Zahra ( S.A ) on her wedding ceremony. Abdur Rahman ...
What kind of a book is Manaqib Murtazawi by Sayyid Muhammad Saleh Tirmidhi Kashfi? Are its contents reliable and authentic?

8971 2014/05/14 Contextual study

The book Kawkab Durri or Manaqi Murtazawi was authored by Sayyid Saleh Tirmidhi Kashfi. He is a follower of Sunni school of jurisprudence and theology but he is a lover of the Ahlul-Bayt. He is intellectually ...
Who became prophets in their childhood?

4940 2013/12/05 History

Following a research in the verses of the Holy Quran and sayings of the Infallibles ( A.S ) about the prophetic mission of the prophets, we came t the conclusion that only two prophets were appointed as ...
Is it possible to throw some light on the life and messengership of Prophet Hud (a.s.)?

4822 2013/05/15 Traditional

Prophet Hud is one of the divine prophets whose name has been mentioned seven times in Surah al-Araf and Surah al-Shu ara. He is among the descendants ( great grandsons ) of Prophet Noah ( a.s. ) with ...
Is it true that Imam Shafi\'i, the Sunni Imam of the Shafi\'i sect, used to like Ahlul-Bayt (as) and in fact recited poems saying that he himself was a “Rafedhi”?

18172 2012/10/20 تاريخ بزرگان

Abu ʿAbdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi i is the leader of the Shafi i school of fiqh ( jurisprudence ) . He was born in Gaza, Palestine and died in Egypt. He was active in juridical matters and his ...
Is the story of the wedding of Hadrat Qasim in Karbala true or false?

19962 2012/10/01 تاريخ بزرگان

One of the concocted stories regarding the epic of Ashura is the story of the marriage of Qasim bin Al-Hasan ( as ) , a story which has no basis and which has not been related by any authentic and reliable ...
Is Dua Kumayl authentic?

7894 2012/09/27 History

Kumayl Ibn Ziyad Nakha i was a confidant amongst the companions of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib ( as ) and his son Imam Hasan Mujtaba and this sublime Du a was first heard from the beautiful, though anguished, ...
Have any Shia books said that Fatima (sa) was angry at Ali (as)?

7013 2012/09/10 تاريخ بزرگان

1. The first hadith ( tradition ) in Elal al-Sharaye is regarding a person who lied to Lady Fatima Zahra about Ali seeking the hand of Abul Jahl s daughter for marriage. In reality, there was no such incident ...
Is Abu Hamzah Thumali (Somali) from the country of Somalia?

4359 2012/08/21 تاريخ بزرگان

Thabit bin Dinar better known as Abu Hamzah Thumali is one of the great Shia narrators and a contemporary of several infallible Imams ( A.S. ) . His title Thumali is pronounced somehow like Somali but ...
Did Prophet Lot offer his daughters to homosexual men? Did he commit incest with his daughters, as the Bible says?

19386 2012/05/21 Traditional

The two accounts of the story of Prophet Lot ( pbuh ) in the Holy Quran and Bible contain many commonalities. It can even be said that they share the same fundamentals; the only difference lying in the ...
Is it true that Shia scholars say that the prophet wanted to consummate his marriage with Aisha when she was six years old?

5394 2012/04/19 تاريخ کلام

We couldn t find anything that supports this idea in our sources; as a matter of fact, our hadiths tell us that intercourse with a girl before she becomes baligh is forbidden. [ 1 ] Also, our sources say ...
Were Imām Sajjād and Imām Bāqir present in Karbalā?

5061 2012/04/16 تاريخ بزرگان

In the event of Āshūrā which took place during the month of Muḥarram in 61 AH, three noble Imāms were present. Imām Ḥusayn ( as ) who headed this revolution and was martyred in Karbalā. Imām Sajjād ( as ...
When does the history of the holy shrine of Lady Ma’sumah start from?

9558 2012/03/14 history of places

Lady Ma sumah is the noble daughter of the seventh imam of the Shi ah, Imam Musa Kaadhim ( AS ) . Her respectful mother is Najmeh Khaatun ( AS ) . She was born on first day of the month of Zee al-Qa adah ...
What foods did the prophet like?

9664 2012/03/10 تاريخ بزرگان

The prophet would usually eat from anything that was halal, without restricting himself. Meat was his favorite food. Out of the different cuts of meat, he liked the foreshank the most. Out of condiments, ...

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Concerning bank transactions in non-Islamic countries, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei’s verdict reads as follows:“Paying interest (usury [riba]) is haram (forbidden) i.e. borrowing money from a bank on the condition that one ought to repay an extra amount in excess of the originally borrowed sum is deemed haram save ...
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If I perform tayammum instead of wudhu or ghusl because of shortage of time, will it be acceptable?

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Does Imam Mahdi (aj) have a spouse and children?

19258 Traditional

Although it is possible for the imam (as) to have a spouse and children, and such a matter is in no way in conflict with his occultation, nevertheless, there isn't any substantial hadithic reasoning that proves anything regarding this subject. It can be said that just as how ...

Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?

93105 Laws and Jurisprudence

Eating lobster, clam, oyster and octopus is haram. According to religious resources regarding halal and haram meat, there are general rulings and numerous standards; for instance, a set of rulings has been given for land animals, sea creatures, birds and so on.The condition for halal meat sea ...
Why are shrimps halal and crabs haram? What makes one of them halal and the other halal despite the fact that both of them are from the same category?

87706 Philosophy of Religion and Law

Although all Islamic laws are a result of the benefits or disadvantages and harms that back them, and there is a particular reason behind each and every one of them, discovering the exact reason in detail for every one of them is extremely difficult. The most we ...
What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?

74157 Exegesis

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What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?

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Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?

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61792 Exegesis

There is no inconsistence between these two. If we have heard that Prophet Adam has been created six to seven thousand years ago, this might refer to a different and new generation of human beings which started with Prophet Adam (A.S.) and might ...
Is there any problem in sweeping and cleaning one”s house at night?

58364 Hadith

1. Having conducted a research into Hadith (scriptural) sources, we found out that the narrations about cleaning, dusting and sweeping a house are absolute and unrestricted in the sense that they include both day and night. There is nothing to indicate that dusting and cleaning are forbidden ...
Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?

56799 Laws and Jurisprudence

The reason the Shia perform their prayers in three times is the Quranic verses and traditions on the matter. Although the Quran has mentioned that prayer is wajib several times and hasn’t gone into the details, it has spoken of its times: “Maintain the prayer from the sun's ...
Which animals and insects have been named in the Quran?

50830 Exegesis

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47745 Exegesis

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